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Aug 11, 2004 21:28:16 GMT 3
Post by Magda on Aug 11, 2004 21:28:16 GMT 3
11 August 6:40 pm
Bad Day for the Safins
The number one seed of the Idea Prokom Open Marat Safin outplayed by the virtually unknown Spaniard Marco Lopez 3:6, 2:6.
Presently the player from Spain is ranked 131 in the ATP Tour Entry System and Safin is 14th.
Lopez was in control of the match from the very beginning and it is the Spaniard we will be seeing in the quarterfinal. He will be competing against Juan Monaco from Argentina, who defeated the Barcelona Olympic gold medallist Marc Rosset.
Dinara Safina, Marat's younger sister and IPO 2002 winner lost earlier today.
I'm soooooo happy that he played today and I wasn't forced to watch this match tomorrow!!!
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Aug 11, 2004 21:34:30 GMT 3
Post by Teresa on Aug 11, 2004 21:34:30 GMT 3
11 August 6:40 pm Bad Day for the Safins I'm soooooo happy that he played today and I wasn't forced to watch this match tomorrow!!! Lord Magda I am so happy to hear you say this, I was feeling so bad for you, but you are so right, it would have been an awful match for you to have witnessed. Thank god too you did not go to the expense of buying tix for Friday. Thanks too again for the report. |
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Aug 11, 2004 21:39:19 GMT 3
Post by ivy on Aug 11, 2004 21:39:19 GMT 3
Geez Marat...
I've already posted on MensTennisForum, so my anger is gone.
I thought that this tournament would be the one where he actually won! I'm a fool...
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Aug 11, 2004 21:43:31 GMT 3
Post by Teresa on Aug 11, 2004 21:43:31 GMT 3
"My friend, there is nothing so sexy as a woman who is angry. Perhaps when she is even throwing things." - Marat Safin himself. What I'm implying is: Marat tanked precisely to get Magda angry... and another million of safinettes... Well well Vass, I sure ain't no safinette and I sure as hell ain't feeling very sexy but for sure I am mad as hell. Yeah this I can relate to, and you are so right 'this is all impossible to grasp, stupid or just pathetic, Agh! |
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Aug 11, 2004 21:50:34 GMT 3
Post by christina on Aug 11, 2004 21:50:34 GMT 3
I thought that this tournament would be the one where he actually won! I'm a fool... i don't think u were the only one....i think most people would of sed he would win it....but then again, its marat....& hes definetly not predictable   |
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Aug 11, 2004 22:00:24 GMT 3
Post by Magda on Aug 11, 2004 22:00:24 GMT 3
Yeah this I can relate to, and you are so right 'this is all impossible to grasp, stupid or just pathetic, Agh! yeah it is impossible to grasp! I mean what's going on?? Why did he come to Sopot?? To tank the match?? And if he didn't tank then what's wrong with his game recently?? I know that sometimes he loses to Mr. Nobody, but not like this!!! I haven't seen the match but it seemed like he didn't exist at all!! If he keeps playing like this there's no way he will make good results in the Olympisc or US Open. Don't know what bothers him but he definitely needs to change something in his game/attitude. |
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Aug 11, 2004 22:13:57 GMT 3
Post by me on Aug 11, 2004 22:13:57 GMT 3
ow come on guys, of course this loss was dissappointing and unexpected.
But I'm convinced he didn't tank the match.
He wouldn't do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/b] . Surely he'll have to defend himself on the press conference, unless ofcourse he'll skip that on the grounds of headache or something. LOL, he did a pressconference his pic is already up on the site, the link just isn't active yet. Took hours yesterday before they finally made that link. Hope they do it faster today. I'd like to know what the hell happened!
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Aug 11, 2004 22:18:14 GMT 3
Post by Magda on Aug 11, 2004 22:18:14 GMT 3
ow come on guys, of course this loss was dissappointing and unexpected.
But I'm convinced he didn't tank the match.
He wouldn't do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/b] [/quote] So what the hell is wrong with his game?? If you could just see the scoreboard  !! The points for Lopez were flying left and right !! |
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Aug 11, 2004 22:30:50 GMT 3
Post by tall_one on Aug 11, 2004 22:30:50 GMT 3
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Aug 11, 2004 22:56:48 GMT 3
Post by MariaV on Aug 11, 2004 22:56:48 GMT 3
I wonder what will be his excuse..... bad luck...? *ROTFL smilie* Aah, I have no words!!! I go away for couple of hours and I come to see the result ....... Just dead!!!!! Well, isn't that shameful really!!!!!! I want to hear his excuses too!!!!!!! OK, I'm in no mood for rants! |
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Aug 11, 2004 23:08:24 GMT 3
Post by Karen on Aug 11, 2004 23:08:24 GMT 3
Just rushed to my computer after practice to see how Marat did today....I didn't expect to see this result. I know it's pretty tough to switch from hardcourts to clay, big difference in surfaces. Maybe his timing was just off today that's what happens when you switch to a slower surface so soon after playing on a hardcourt. Now he has to adjust his timing all over again for Olympic hardcourt. I have to wonder if there is something going on with him, which none of us will probably ever know about, that is making him play with such inconsistency. Who knows what goes on in his head but when you step onto the court the only thing in his head should be a game plan, maybe he should have switched to plan B today. |
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Aug 11, 2004 23:08:41 GMT 3
Post by Magda on Aug 11, 2004 23:08:41 GMT 3
hahahahahaha his interviev is on the site (only in Polish) and what does he say?? that Lopez was more lucky!!! hahaahhaah oh Marat you're killing me!!! Anyway, I think the interviev will be in English in a couple of hours so be patient  . And I'll be back from Sopot tomorrow night so I'll see you on Friday!! Bye guys  |
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Aug 11, 2004 23:20:17 GMT 3
Post by Karen on Aug 11, 2004 23:20:17 GMT 3
After reading Magda's post I take back what I said about his timing, turns out it was bad luck instead. |
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Aug 11, 2004 23:21:02 GMT 3
Post by Elisabeth on Aug 11, 2004 23:21:02 GMT 3
OMG!!!!! i just see the score on the scoreboard............ i understand why magda is very disappointed!  marat is very impredictable........sometimes i don't understand why he can't beat easly...players who are ranking....100 or 150..... but it's marat..... hope that he will be able to make a good olympics! |
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Aug 11, 2004 23:35:01 GMT 3
Post by Damita on Aug 11, 2004 23:35:01 GMT 3
hmmm, very disappointing results for sure  and i join Vass this time. It's hard to admit but i hope he was tanking. If he wasn't, well....  . And if he was, i'd like to ask him why he went to Sopot to do that? the draw was an easy one (and for that reason i too thought he would win the final)... if he planned to tank, then why go to Sopot? why not go to Athens and prepare for the Olympics on hard courts like the others?  okay, i shut up now, don't want to say something i would regret. Waiting for his post match interview with impatience |
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*sigh* 
!! The points for Lopez were flying left and right 
. And I'll be back from Sopot tomorrow night so I'll see you on Friday!! Bye guys 
. And if he was, i'd like to ask him why he went to Sopot to do that? the draw was an easy one (and for that reason i too thought he would win the final)... if he planned to tank, then why go to Sopot? why not go to Athens and prepare for the Olympics on hard courts like the others? 
